Fiesta Parade And Bowl

A cold New Year’s Eve, and some traffic restrictions for the Fiesta Bowl Parade.

The parade starts tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. on Central Ave, south of Behtany Home Road. If you want info about the 40th annual Fiesta Bowl, just go to the Fiesta Bowl Web Site.

The Fiesta Bowl will be played Saturday night at 6:30 p.m., at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Here are the restrictions and closures for the parade, Friday, New Year’s Eve:The 40th Annual Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade presented by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation on New Year’s Eve will force a number of restrictions along Central Avenue and other areas in central Phoenix.

The following street closures will be in effect beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30:

Central Avenue between Bethany Home Road and Camelback Road, in effect until approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1
Bethany Home Road between Central Avenue and 7th Avenue, in effect until approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31

The following street closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31:

Bethany Home Road: between 7th Street and 7th Avenue

Central Avenue: Southbound traffic restricted to “Local Traffic Only” between Glendale and Maryland; from Indian School Road to Mariposa Street; limited to local access and access to Uptown Plaza at Central Avenue and Camelback Road
Rose Lane between 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street
Montebello between Central Avenue and 7th Street

The following street closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31:

7th Street closed to southbound motor vehicles from Highland to Indian School Road; closed to northbound motor vehicles from Indian School Road to Highland; restricted at Camelback Road for southbound traffic as “Local Traffic Only”

The following street closures and restrictions will be in effect from 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31:

Missouri Avenue between 7th Avenue and 7th Street restricted to “Local Traffic Only,” no traffic permitted to enter or cross Central Avenue on Missouri
Camelback Road between Central Avenue and 7th Street closed for parade
7th Street between Camelback Road and Highland Avenue closed for parade
Camelback Road between 7th Street and 12th Street “Local Traffic Only” there will be access to businesses
7th Street at Missouri Avenue will be restricted allowing “Local Traffic Only” for all south and west traffic
7th Street and Bethany Home Road restricted to “Local Traffic Only” for southbound traffic